>>a federal criminal investigation is focusing on allegations congressman jesse jackson junior used campaign funds to decorate his home. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >>our top story>>mayor rahm emanuel wants >> there is the house ethics. there's the rest of his longtime fund-raiser on unrelated tax fraud charges. the fbi is in the

final stages of in a criminal probe. >> we understand why the pressures were building on him. looking into whether the congressman illegally used campaign money to decorate his home. there is no word that the house and the question is his home. >> who is taken off a day later. jackson has been staying at home since he was released from the mayo clinic after being treated for bipolar disorder. he is up for reelection and a few weeks. >> i'm not sure even indictment

would prevent his reelection this time. apparently his attorneys believe there is a chance to could be indicted shd >>mayor rahm emanuel wants an audit of the company that runs chicago's parking meters. a deal he inherited from the daley adminstration. wgn's judy wang reports. >>a public hearing on the new city budget will be held tonight on the northwest side. it's the first of three hearings being hosted by the city council's progressive caucus. the hearings are intended to

encourage chicagoans to offer their own ideas, suggestions and concerns regarding mayor rahm emanuel's proposed budget for next year. tonight's hearing gets under way at 6 p-m at the copernicus center, at 5216 west lawrence. the city council's progressive caucus will host two more budget hearings next week on the south and west sides. >> your authority to order an audit of the city has always existed in the contract and it has never been exercised. i told our financial people that we're going to exercise that authority. it is a bad deal for the city of chicago. parking

rates have soared. a continue to fight a $14 million bill from the company. the city took meter spaces out of service. the mayor also disputes the $35 million bill. there diligently submitting financial information. the mayor has also

ordered audit for the skyway and lakefront parking rod. >>a public hearing on the new city budget will be held tonight on the northwest side. it's the first of three hearings being hosted by the city council's progressive caucus. the hearings are intended to encourage chicagoans to offer their own ideas, suggestions and concerns regarding mayor rahm emanuel's proposed budget for next year. tonight's hearing gets under way at 6 p-m at the copernicus center, at 5216 west lawrence. the city council's progressive caucus will host two more budget hearings next week on the south and west sides. >>chicago police are still looking for the driver of a hit and run accident that killed an 85-year old woman yesterday. the accident happened on west dvision street shortly after three in the morning. bessie manning was walking along waller avenue, when she was struck by a dark-colored car. manning had lived in a senior

residential home in the 300 block of north menard avune. >>a woman and her two young children who were reported missing last week were found safe in wisconsin dells. living in their car. aneta marsek and her daughters ages two and four months were reported missing by her estranged husband. marsek had not used her credit cards or cell phone, and their absence triggered air and water searches. more than a hundred people including marsek's husband, held a vigil for them saturday. on sunday, marsek contacted wisconsin dells police. she said she needed to "get away" and went to the dells because it reminded her of childhood memories. the girls have been released into the custody of their father. aneta marsek is at a mental health facility in wisconsin. a chicago patient who's been diagnosed with meningitis is undergoing tests to confirm if the illness is linked to contaminated steroid injections. the centers for disease control and prevention says an outbreak of fungal meningitis traced to

contaminated steroid shots has sickened more than 200 people in 14 states. 15 people have died. illinois department of health director lamar hasbrouck told the wgn morning news that 364 people in illinois have received the same medication. the tainted steroid has been recalled. federal health officials say about 14 thousand people who received the pain-relieving injections may be at risk for meningitis. the owners of the chicago bears hosted a religious summit at the team's practice facility in lake forest yesterday. part of the summit discussed the federal government's mandate that some religious institutions offer health insurance policies that cover contraceptives. patrick mccaskey and his mother, virginia. who is the bears' principal owner are strongly opposed to the mandate.

however, they say that's a personal opinion and that it would be inappropriate for the team to take an official stand on the mandate. >>wisconsin's first organized wolf hunt begins today and continues through february. it follow months of debate. as animal advocates argued the state's wolf population was too fragile to sustain a hunt. state wildlife officials estimate there are about 800 wolves roaming wisconsin. they've limited the total number that can be killed to 116. a provision of the law establishing the hunt that would allow hunters to use dogs has been temporarily blocked by a judge. >>teachers in highland park could walk off the job tommorrow. the teachers union for north shore school district 1-12 is threatening to strike if a deal is not reached by tonight. the district serves students in highland park and highwood. negotiators will meet today to work on a contract. teachers plan a rally at 3 o'clock this afternoon outside school board headquarters. students in evergreen park are back in school today. teachers and the school board

reached a tentative agreement friday. ending the 10-day strike. neither side would discuss specific details of the agreement. which still needs to be ratified by teachers and staff members. the superinendent of evergreen park schools is optimistic it will be approved. the walkout affected about 18- hundred students. >>pastor corey brooks is back home in chicago, after a cross- country walk to raise money for a new community center. for the past four months pastor brooks of new beginnings church walked from new york to los angeles to raise awareness about the violence on the streets of chicago. he also hoped to raise 15- million dollars during the three-thousand mile trek. so far, he's recieved about a half-million dollars. >>coming up next the people of pakistan rally around a little girl targeted by the taliban, we'll have an update on her condition.

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>>former u.s. senator arlen specter has died.

specter served five terms in pennsylvania most of it as a moderate republican. he switched to the democratic party in 2009. before his senate tenure specter served as asssistant counsel for the warren commission, as it investigated the assassination of president kennedy. >>arlen specter battled cancer since the 1990's. he was 82. >>president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, will face off tomorrow night in their second presidential debate. the debate's being held at hofstra university in hempstead, new york and the moderator will be c-n-n's candy crowley. it's a town hall format this time. obama and romney will field questions from more than a dozen undecided voters. the format is designed to produce interaction with the voters rather than heated exchanges between the candidates.

>>the father of the u-s ambassador killed in an attack in libya says his son's death should not be politicized in the presidential campaign. mitt romney has criticized president obama for not providing adequate security in libya. the obama campaign said romney's "shoot-from-the-hip" diplomacy shows his lack of experience in foreign affairs. stevens' father says politicians should wait for the findings of a formal investigation before making accusations or judgments. >>the people of pakistan are rallying around a little girl, targeted by the taliban. last week, 14 year old activist,malala yousafzai was shot in the head, aboard a school van. she was targeted for writing a blog that described, in brutal detail, life under the taliban's rule. this weekend, thousands of people took to the streets in karachi, at a rally to support malala (mah-lah'-lah). three men have been arrested in connection with the attempt on her life.

malala (mah-lah'-lah) has been sent to the u-k for treatment. she remains unconscious, but doctors say she is making progress. the taliban has vowed to kill her, if she survives. >>a court hearing is underway in italy for the captain of the costa concordia. the cruise ship that wrecked off the coast of italy, killing 32 passengers. francesco is accused of steering the ship too close to shore. he says he was distracted.. when the ship rammed into a reef last january.a lawyer for the families of the 32 people killed says no one should have died in the incident and that the captain is not solely to blame but also the company that runs the cruise line.,who faces multiple charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship, did not speak during the hearing. he went up. way up. more than 24 miles into space then went hurling towards the earth at speeds of more than 700 miles per hour. australian daredevil felix baumgartner set the record for world's highest skydive this weekend. he became the first person ever to break the sound barrier outside a vehicle and under his own power. baumgartner's free fall lasted for 4 minutes and 19 seconds. it was just 17 seconds short of breaking the record for the longest free-fall in history. he pulled his parachute chord and landed safely in new mexico. it was spinning so violent. i was trying to figure out how to

stop it. i put my arm and it did not work. i put another arm out. when you travel at that speed you do not fill the air all. feel the air at all. >>nasa officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts or pilots can survive for any extended period outside a vehicle in the event of a malfunction. next why some kindle users might be eligible for refunds. and, still to come this midday. where the location of the corn belt is starting to shift and what it means for farmers. and later in lunchbreak: we are making a seasonal comfort dessert.. roasted pumpkin croissant bread pudding.

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retailer to offer full transparency when it comes to that. it says the rating would lead customers know if there turkey spent its entire life on the same farm. we are up more than $1 billion in sales. markets are shooting higher today. coming up next the new plan being proposed to ease traffic congestion.

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>> from one of the northern most places on earth. it looks like a painting. you wonder when you see those displays. how frightening those must have been to people who did not understand what was going on. it is really amazing to see those. we have beautiful scene around the area. they're not too beautiful yesterday. ruling in yesterday

with a strong wind. the most beautiful rainbow's right after the storm passed. i have some other shots as well. certainly has been a favorite of many of our photographers. look at that. fall colors. he had circulation is detected by radar. a pretty active atmosphere. we may go back into that during the middle of the week. for the moment we are left with is partly cloudy skies. a beautiful afternoon.

turning more sunny as the storm continues. a couple of high clouds could come in later tonight. you have a partly sunny day tomorrow. look at some of the gusts. one of the biggest rains here in months. the wettest weekend since last november. up words of one-three- quarters inches. 1/26 was the

rainfall at midway airport. there will be no rain.these are not as strong as what we saw yesterday, .other temperatures in the 50s across the area. some low temps this morning. with

remarkably fall colors still in place. our next weather system is taking shape to the north. here you see the next two days put into motion. a huge storm in this region. that will start warming sub during the day tomorrow. today's high temperatures will get to the mid-50s. tomorrow we go well into the '60s. red flag warnings in the red areas. temperatures

are 53 here. quite a nice warm spell coming into the plains states. that will be replacing the temperature is the other 13 degrees cooler. 53 at midway. the wind is northwest than nine. a little closer look to a little mix of sun and clouds. wednesday morning we're still partly sunny. partly to mostly sunny

dry air sweeping in. temperatures at 62. tonight we expect temperatures to drop off into the '40's. even warmer, 72 on wednesday. the el nino we were talking about does not seem to be developing. we may have a very different winter. last winter was off the charts. we are getting some nice autumn

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the bears had a bye this week, but they got to watch their division rivals play some tough games on the road. packers visited the texans on sunday night football. green bay offense came back to life, as aaron rodgers goes deep to jordy nelson for the first of three touchdown passes. later its rodgers again this time to james jones, for his second score. rodgers throws over 300 yards and six touchdowns. packers win 42 to 24. vikings and redskins in washington. vikings were down early in this one, but they came back late in the 4-th. christian ponder finds kyle

rudolph for the touchdown making it 31 to 26 vikings. but all chances of a comeback were dashed away by redskins rookie quarterback robert griffin the third. redskins need six yards for the first down, but griffin finds more than that. he scrambles down the left sideline for a 76 yard touchdown. vikings lose 38 to 26. the last place lions taking on the philadelphia eagles. eagles up three with under six minutes to go. michael vick finds jeremy maclin wide open for the 70 yard touchdown. but the lions march down the field and come back. matthew stafford finds nate burleson in the endzone, to get within three.. lions tie the game late in regulation and stop the eagles offense in overtime. that sets up this game winning 45 yard field goal by jason hanson. lions win 26 to 23. here's a quick look at the standings. the bears are all alone in first place. they'll host the lions next monday night. the vikings are now four and two. they'll host the cardinals on sunday. and the packers are now three and three. their next game is against the rams in saint louis. now cardinals and giants, in game one of the n-l-c-s. david freese gets saint louis on the board early with a two run home run in the second inning. then in the 4-th, its carlos beltran with a two run home run of his own.. cardinals would build a six to nothing lead. they hold on to win game one six to four. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. >>winning pick 3 numbers

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>> here: to take some of our croissant's. >> we have pumpkin puree. in a little bit of sugar. use about a cup of honey to replace a cup of sugar. we'll make this all custom. >> at the restaurant. use a

little bit of sugar. we will cut them into pieces like this. real top them with a little bit off honey. >>this is great for the holidays. we cut them up. we will pour this right over. how simple is that? >>let is soak for about 20 minutes. >>just poor it in there.

>>we will just bake it. leave it uncovered. >>as far as servinge put the top back on. the last 15 minutes, take the aluminum off. i kept have cut up some ahave cut up some apples. >>making it even more dependent

than it already is. >> i think i whipped up some fresh cream here. three have little bit of money. i will put a little bit on top here. a little bit of fresh whipped cream. we top it with some fresh apples. >> it is great for the holidays.

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>>they fade out later today. by morning gust up to 20 mph. 30 mph tomorrow afternoon. it is going to warm things up. forming as a storm spins up to our north and west. here is the jetstream. lake michigan down 14

inches. does all the rain do anything to the lake?here in chicago we look for 68 tomorrow.

50 on thursday and friday. the weather of a couple of different seasons coming up. >>thank you for joining us. >>more from arrested development. >> [music]@00